Forest of Bere

The Forest of Bere is a mixed-use partially forested area in Hampshire immediately north of Fareham, Portsmouth and Roman Road, Havant and including a small part of the South Downs National Park.

[1][2] The former uninterrupted forest is now a mix of woodland, open space, ponds, streams, heathland, farmland and downland interspersed by minor villages and the major settlements of Waterlooville (with Cowplain) and Eastleigh (with Chandlers Ford).

In the southern portion, towards the area south of the Queen Elizabeth Country Park, conifer plantations were created in the twentieth century.

North of Southampton between the rivers Test and Itchen was the Royal Forest of Bere Ashley.

North of Portsmouth between the River Meon and the suburb of Bedhampton was the Royal Forest of Bere Portchester.

The Queen's Inclosure between the joined suburban settlements of Waterlooville and Cowplain
Bushy Coppice at the eastern end of the area
Gunter's Stone, a mediaeval marker on the Hampshire-Sussex boundary in Southleigh Forest